New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-06
MAKING THE NATION RICHER
MEN WHO ARE ACTIVE IN DEVELOPING ITS
RESOURCES.

RESOURCES.
frequent visitor to New-York Is T. G.. Mock, who 1
st' the head of the locomotive works at Rome. He
one of those bluff, rough and outspoken men who ap
parentiy harsh expressions are tempered with twink
ling eve that tells Of O kindly disposition and q gen
erous nature Mr.. Mock is below medium height will
a well rounded figure and heavy sandy beard. Il
Was he who presented at Washington early In the wal
a cbeme to furnish every soldier with breastpstt
and armor of thin steel When General Simon Cameron
Secretary OF War he secured contract amounting
armor and many OF the line officers and generals In
the army wore such plates Mr.. Mock was brought up
in the iron business As u lad he hammered iron. As
| Young man he worked in it for years uutl he finally
became an employer OF labor and manufacturer. He
said Yesterday The latest thing in the iron business
IL this Southern development II hat hear Is true
| Tennessee and Alabama will shortly rule the IRON
world am going down there thia month to look the
field over and il it meets my expectations shall make
inyestn ents there and put up iron works. have such
q belief In il on the information on hand that have
already taken opt certain properties The tir
will when locomotive works will be necessity
in the South"
Writing about the iron business reminds me of an in
teresting incident at uptown hotel in the OF
the week. where l brought together by Introduction
W. A. Ellistcn who Ia one OF the heaviest nvestors IN
the Birmingham iron field, and Captain N. ID. Moore.
tho sturdy discoverer of the Gogebc iron range IN
Wisconsin. greater contrast between men could
scarcelr be imagined Mr.. Elston is Southerner In
appearance, manners and talk Captain Moore is Q
rugged Northern man. robust ana strong, with full
round face of the Scotch type and as slow OF sDeech as
the Souncrner Is rapid Two such natures struck IRE
at and it interesting to hear Mr. Eston pre-
sent with the experiences OF lightning calculator tho
figures showing the productveness OF the Alabama IRON
regions the cheap cost of producing the iron and the
various advantages claimed. In asking Captain Moore
what the Gogebic range could offer against such a
competitor Mr. Elliston said We have such n COM
bnation at Birmingham as the world has never seen
Theie Ia mountain full of fine coal on one eide, and
mountain full OF iron the other side, and In the
all
limestone. Thus within easy reach OF the central
point have all the three ingredients tor making
IRON We lay the iron ore down at the furnaces at
so cents a ton"
An amused look stole over Captain Moorc's face
when he was asked how much it cost them to lay down
tho Gogebic orc Mt the furnaces and he said slowly:
We have no furnaces We simply take ont the
and sell il TO who have furnaces. The demand for
our pr ,duction is double the supply II probably costs
50 before our gets to the furnaces, but have
nothing TO do with that. We make large profits
every ton that get out, and that Is the prin
cpnl feature in any business The great feature OF
the Gogehc iron ia that II Possesses the qualities
requisite tor making Bcssemcr steel. With the con-
santy increasing demand tor steel in this country we
have tear that we shall ever lack for customers,
even II iron fields should be developed In every State
OF the Union"
awe are making steel ont of our IRON" rejoned the
southerner and tesng TIA qualities in that drec
ton but presume both right i'll thing, that
the increasng demand for i-on will keep gl busy
even with the increasing development OF new iron
fields. was looking over the figures OF iron produc,
ton few days ago. In 1874 we produced in round
numbers 900 900 tons OF iron. In 1886 the produc
ton about $50 900 tone nearly three times what
IL was twelve years before. In Pennsylvania the FUR
mace construction and production increase only about
% per per So there seems To be room tor
everybody 10 live and let live took to see the day
not far of when shall push our iron into England
and over Europe. We are getting railroad connec-
ton to Mobile tor that purpose now
An incident of tho rapid accumulation of wealth
through the development OF properties like those in
Alabama and Wisconsin was brought 10 my attention
by Mr. Bcniam IN who II Captain Moores partner
Mr. Benjam n. by the way. is striking man in appear.
ancc he is fully six i"ot in height with ample proper
tons During the snowstorm OF the week he wore an
enormous coat of miuk fur, reaching down to within
two three inches OF Ms heels. Mr. benjamin told
mo that IN November 1850, he and his partner eoh
piece Of mining property the GOgebic range Tor
~ 900. In the coutso OF the Development OF The
they have recently WI hcd TO rep that piece
OF land and her. for the purpose OF buying IT. The
lie gotations perfected ON Tuesday IL cost them
just 100000 TO rePgrcha'e the property IL LOOK.
like pretty big advance" sad Mr. Benjamin. but
VIC will make 100000 out of that mine inside OF
year"
Among those who associated with Colonel Sam
uel Thomas Calvin s. Brioo and the East Tennessee
people In extending their system westward across
Arkansas. eI.Consrcssman Charles " lamison, OF
Ohio Mr.. Lamisnn has been IN Washington tor som.
time TO promote legislation by VIII ch the East Iennes
expects to secure bridge across the Miss
issipp River nj Memphis. He was here yesterday and
tell 10 takinI about Arkansas when he said The
people who think that the cheap lands in this country
all taken up are greatly mistaken why. We have
only begun 10 occupy the land Arkansas IA tull OF the
best agricultural lands in III" country, with soil 40
deep that nobody has ever iatbomcd H. IL IL chcup
land too. Along the line OF our road there are
q. 900 900 that can bc bought for 81 20
know of improved properties that the owners are
forced 10 ,cl which are held as low az So ST. and 50
an acre. The country down there is inll of timber
That ia especially true OF the large tracts OF bottom
lands which the river oycrilows. but which, by TAR
investment of money. could be cleared aud made
profitable All ths country will be opened by The rail
roads before long"
I discovered in conversation with General 7. l..
Clingman of North Carolina. that his mission TO New"
York ia establish the superiority OF zrcoua points
over carbon points tor use in electric Lighting General
Chngman Is veteran nineraogist and has di-cov-
cred In hs State deposits OF zirconia which he
declares he utilized Tor the purpose named Talk
ng about II he said " Tho only place where have
able to the points IL at the Smithsonian Inr
alton in Washington. have certificates from there
showing that 4 perfect success. The electric
he BIT people not disposed 10 give ne chance TO
mako "A public test You can understand how that ls.
n a IN an had "a supply of bows aud arrows ho would |
not want anybody To come into competition with him |
with guns ana pistols. The zrconn point will Last |
n, efuitely ! think that years action OF the el"c- |
riciry on them would not disturb them. The carbon |
points are rendered Useless in SINGLE nights opera.
ton" Tho deposits of zirconia OF which General |
Cngmdn talks are in Buncombc County.
Western man who is imprcssing his sturdy char
.cter upon n wide region and among large number OF
people is Thomas Sturgis, of Cheyenne, wyoming
Territory. Mr.. Sturgis is president OF the Stock
rowers National Bank of that city, president of tho
Union Cattle Company, officer in the wyoming
Development Company. which is organized tor the en-
cement OF agriculture and emigration IN the Terri
ory and seer, tary OF tho Wyoming Stock Growers
Association. which numbers some 300 members and
at least $lOO,0OO,0OO In caPital MT
,turpis ia member OF the Union League Club OF this
t,, where he has been tor few days. lie Is Il
,rayy tuilt man, with n strongly marked aco, heavy
ava Indicative OF hrmnoss OF decision and character
md a light brown mnstacho; Mr.. Sturgis's interests
nm through all the channels OF Improvement ana
Enterprise. was talking with HIM hero day or TWO
100 when he said me. nnhesiiatingy but with no np
,earanco OF rancor, that il the common judgment
Il pcrsons acquainted with Territorial affairs thnt
he course of tho Interior Department has been such